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Chargement... The Denim Diaries: A Memoirpar Laurie Boyle Crompton
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Where to begin when reviewing this book? It's raw and honest, reads like an AA fifth step, has plenty of painful moments, but also, like the AA preamble, offers experience, strength and hope. It does so not only for battle scarred veterans of low self image and eating disorders, but more importantly, for teens who are struggling with their own eating and body image issues. Definitely a book that should have a place in public and school libraries where personal narratives relevant to teen health are valued. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I received this book through the Library Thing Early Reviewers programme.In The Denim Diaries: A Memoir, Laurie Boyle Crompton describes events in her life through free verse poetry. Told with a delicate touch, the memoir will touch the heart. Definitely a must read. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. Told through free verse with honesty this memoir takes you on an emotional journey from childhood to adulthood. Crompton's voice is sincere as you follow her to her lowest of lows and feel the hope that she has once she decides to fight to live. Many young women will recognize themselves in this book as society pushes thinness as a beauty standard. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I received an Advance Reading Copy from LibraryThing of this free verse memoir by Laurie Boyle Crampton. I haven't read a memoir free verse before but I think that is a great way to emphasize what is important in your story and let the unimportant details drop out.I immediately identified with her situation. I had a close relationship with my father; he and my mother separated when Both Lauries and I were the same age. This book brings out the emotions when one parent goes away. When it is from divorce or separation, there is a tremendous amount of pain and thinking that maybe you caused the separation. She felt abandoned by her father and resentful of her mother let Laurie take on the role of mother to her younger siblings. She wanted her father but she had no choice but to care and feed her younger siblings. When I read her book, I can feel an enormous hole in her. She tried to fill it with food and she got harassed by her peers and the ultimate shock of her father telling her that she was fat. That part of her life was like mine. I did not go through binging and purging but I shared a great deal of self-hatred for not being slim. But my father always maintained a relationship with me and I can feel the terror of her father not even asking for joint custody. I was a thousand times more fortunate than she. I suspect the reason that she did not include her road to recovery in this book is that when you have an eating disorder, it is cruel because you still have to eat to live and although you may find a balance by learning to love yourself, there is always the possibility of a fall with self-hate. I appreciate all that she put into this book and I know that it helped me to understand myself more. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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